film review

“iCarly” Actor Plays “Game Of Your Life”

by Patti Maguire Armstrong November 23, 2011

What is fun, brings families together, and is free? Answer: Family Movie Night sponsored by Walmart and P & G, where even the commercials are family-friendly. (Oh, that sounds like a commercial itself, doesn’t it? But the only thing I’m…

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Best-Selling Author Albom Brings “A Little Faith” to the Small Screen

by Patti Maguire Armstrong November 23, 2011

For some people, the journey towards God begins through relationships with people. Mitch Albom, a Detroit Free Press sportswriter who wandered far from his Jewish roots, experienced God through two very different men: one a Jewish rabbi and the other…

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TV Angel Roma Downey Produces New “Angels” Series

by Peggy Bowes November 14, 2011

To celebrate the release of Roma Downey’s “Little Angels” DVD series, Grace Hill Media has graciously provided five DVDs as giveaways for Catholic Exchange readers.  Details are provided at the end of this article.
When most people think of Roma…

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“Mighty Macs” Movie Magic

by Patti Maguire Armstrong October 21, 2011

Based on the true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata University women’s basketball team, “The Mighty Macs” is the kind of film that makes you want to cheer from your seats.
During this season, the small–under 800 students– Catholic women’s school…

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Re-Tourist Yourself

by Patti Maguire Armstrong October 14, 2011

When actor/director Emilio Estevez wrote the screenplay for “The Way,” there was never any question that his father, Martin Sheen, would play the starring role and Estevez himself would play his son. It’s a movie about a father and son…

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“King” of the Silver Screen

by Patti Maguire Armstrong October 4, 2011

I didn’t see it coming–the re-release of Disney’s “The Lion King” was number one at the box office its opening weekend in late September. It already had its run in theaters in 1994 and has been out on video for…

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